During the course of his investigation in Darth Maul: Shadow Hunter, Obi-Wan Kenobi says "I've got a bad feeling about this" after seeing the results of the fight between Anoon Bondara and Darth Maul and questioning the locals about it.

In The Clone Wars: Wild Space, Obi-Wan Kenobi experiences a bad feeling when he senses the dark side of the Force swirling about him behind Dex's Diner. Much later in the book, when he foresees the possibility of being in a violent situation after he and Bail Organa jump into Wild Space, Kenobi informs Bail of his misgivings and when Bail responds with skepticism, Kenobi says that he is sure that he has a "bad feeling." Shortly before arriving at their destination, Organa asks Kenobi if he still has that "bad feeling" and Kenobi replies in the affirmative.

In Shatterpoint, Nick Rostu interprets one of Mace Windu's lines as "I have a bad feeling about this". Later in the novel, Nick thinks "I have a good feeling about this", partially changing the words but thoroughly changing the meaning. Mace also mentions it in his private journal, saying, "I don't need any hints from the Force to have a bad feeling about this."

In The Glove of Darth Vader, C-3PO says "I have a very bad feeling about this, Artoo" when he notices a group of stormtroopers searching for their escape craft. After the stormtroopers find it and destroy it, C-3PO's bad feeling gets worse.

In the Shadows of the Empire novelization, Leia says this line as they attempt the unsuccessful rescue of Han Solo from Boba Fett. Later, after Lando rescues Luke from a band of bounty hunters, Lando promptly cuts Luke off as he attempts to utter the line.

In Heir to the Empire, Leia says "I've got a bad feeling about this" before she and Han spot their would-be kidnappers. Later, she also asks why she suddenly has a bad feeling about visiting Lando. Han also says "I've got a bad feeling about this" when he goes into hiding before an Imperial delegation visits Talon Karrde's smuggler base.

In The New Rebellion, R2-D2 tells C-3PO that he has a "bad feeling" about the modifications that are being performed on Luke's X-wing. Later in the scene, when R2-D2 and C-3PO become the center of attention, C-3PO says that he himself has "a bad feeling about this." When Leia sees Kueller's detonator, she also has a bad feeling about it.

At the end of Ambush at Corellia, Luke Skywalker states "I've got a bad feeling about this" after he uses the Force to get a general impression of the emotions of the inhabitants of the Corellian system. Also, Lando says not to say "I've got a bad feeling about this," and says, "something bad always happens when someone says that phrase." And at the end of the book, Lando says "I've got a bad feeling about this" describing the situation of the gravity wells.

In Young Jedi Knights: Shadow Academy, Jacen states "I have a bad feeling about this" when he realizes that he, Jaina, and Lowbacca are going to be subject to a kidnapping attempt. Brakiss also has a generalized "bad feeling" about the Jedi trainees while unbeknownst to him, they are in the middle of an escape attempt. He doesn't give voice to this bad feeling, however.

In Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones, Jacen states that he has a "good feeling" about the prospect of finding some space debris to shoot at before the Falcon reverts from hyperspace. Later in the book, C-3PO says "I have a bad feeling about this" after his unsuccessful attempts to comb Zekk's hair. Zekk shares the sentiment but does not say so.

In The New Jedi Order: Vector Prime, Han says "I've got a—" upon seeing the panicked denizens of Sernpidal, only to be interrupted by his son, Anakin, who smugly completes the phrase. Han then tells Anakin that he was going to say "—lot to do." During this exchange, the narrator states that "I've got a bad feeling about this" is Han's "trademark line." Later, when Jacen starts to say that Helska 4 is about to explode, the narrator states that Han "got a typically bad feeling about this."

Twice in The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic I: Remnant: First, Han Solo says "I'll just be glad when we're off this rock," and then Leia interrupts him: "Don't tell me: You're getting a bad feeling about this place, right?" Soon afterwards, Leia explains the situation: "(…) But then, that's not to say that I'm entirely happy with what I see here, either. I'm getting a bad feeling about all of this, although I hate to say it."

In Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope, as the Millennium Falcon approaches Coruscant, Han says: "I don't know what everyone's worried about. I've actually got a good feeling about this!" On seeing the size of the Imperial Fleet, he then says "Uh, on second thoughts, I've got a really really bad feeling about this."

In The Long Shot Campaign (published in Star Wars Campaign Pack, re-published in Classic Campaigns), NPC Siene Symm orders battle stations and any one of the PC's answers "Battle stations? On a yacht? I have a bad feeling about this!"

In the tactical role-playing game Fire Emblem for the Game Boy Advance, Hector of Ostia says, "Look at the size of them. I've got a bad feeling about this" in reference to a trio of dragons that emerge from the Dragon's Gate shortly after Nergal's death.

The line is one of the lines uttered by Indiana Jones in the DisneylandIndiana Jones Adventure attraction as Indy dangles over the riders' transport. The line is spoken as a giant boulder begins rolling toward the Jeep.

In the episode A Pharaoh to Remember of the popular TV series Futurama, Philip Fry says, "call it a hunch, but I have a bad feeling about this!".

In the video game Resident Evil 4, Leon S. Kennedy says that when he first sees a signpost.

In Phineas and Ferb on the episode "The Chronicles of Meap", after Ferb parodies Obi-Wan Kenobi by saying "That's no cloud, it's a space station," Phineas says "I have a really good feeling about this."

In the computer game Doom 3, Frank Cinders says in his PDA message "I've got a really bad feeling about this." Since in the sentence prior he uses the word "droid", it is unlikely to be a coincidence.

In the video game RPG Final Fantasy VI a man says "I have a bad feeling about this..." right before an apocalyptic event within the game. Banon also says "I've got a bad feeling about this." if you let Imperial soldiers get to him in the multi-party battle.

In the Xbox first-person shooter Halo: Combat Evolved, a UNSC Marine says "I got a bad feelin' about this..." while Sergeant Johnson replies: "Boy, you always got a bad feeling about something.", only for their platoon to be ambushed by the Flood. Later in the game, the same conversation is repeated between two Unggoy soldiers as an easter egg, who say "Me have bad feeling about this..." "You always have bad feeling! You had bad feeling about morning food nipple!"

In the films of indie filmmaker Christopher R. Mihm (a noted Star Wars fan), the phrase appears three times in his debut, the award-winning The Monster of Phantom Lake and once in its sequel, It Came From Another World.

In the LucasArts game Loom, Bobbin (the main character) says, "I have a very bad feeling about this."

In BioWare's Mass Effect, the phrase is uttered often and by different characters.

In the TV series Big Bang Theory, episode 12, Leonard says "A bad feeling I have about this, hmm" in a Yoda voice, despite the fact that Yoda has never actually said the line in any official media.

The film Aliens uses the line twice when the marines are in an orbital drop above Acheron LV-426. PFC Frost says "I'm telling you man I've got a bad feeling about this drop," to which PFC Crowe responds, "You always say that Frost. You always say 'I've got a bad feeling about this drop.'"

In the English dub of 7th episode of the Animé TV series Neon Genesis Evangelion, "A Human's Work," Misato says "Talk about hot. I've got a bad feeling about this." as she enters the malfunctioning robot, Jet Alone.

In level 20 of the Nitrome game Final Ninja Zero, when Takeshi gets to the first force field, Lady Snow Fox says in a message "You go find the generator that is powering this force field, I'll stay here. I've got a bad feeling we might be heading into a trap.".

In Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark one of the henchmen says upon entering a room with a sarcophagus, "The stench of evil hangs upon this place. I have a bad feeling about that sarcophagus". The sarcophagus in question spawns a mummy lord if opened.

In the episode "The Double Down" of the TV series Castle, Richard Castle says, "I got a bad feeling about this."

In Episode 24 of Kamen Rider Decade, Shitari says, "I have a bad feeling about this" when he sees Kamen Rider Diend.

In the fourth season of Lost, a character says the line before being ambushed and killed. Later, in the series finale, just before the opening title card, Hurley says, "I've got a bad feeling about this," shortly after remarking that the enigmatic Jacob is "worse than Yoda."

In the episode "North Mammon" of the TV series Criminal Minds, Jason Gideon says, "I've got a bad feeling about this one."

In the episode "The Eyes Have It" of the TV series Criminal Minds, David Rossi says, "I got a bad feeling about this guy."

In the World of Warcraft comic series, Thrall the Warchief of the Horde says, "But I have a bad feeling about it."

In the L4D web comic, Louis says, "I got a bad feeling about this."

In the episode "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide" of the TV series Fringe, Peter Bishop says, "Walter... I'm getting a bad feeling about this."

In the Disney Goofy cartoon: How to take care of your yard, at the winter season, it starts snowing and Goofy says, "I got a bad feeling about this."

In adult-themed webcomics by the artist Erenisch the phrase is used in almost every episode once as an explicit homage to Star Wars.

In The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee: An Origami Yoda Book, an officially licensed parody/homage Young Reader book by Tom Angeleberger, "Han Foldo" uses the phrase at the very end of the book when Principal Rabbski (the principal of the school the characters in the book attend) announces a new school education plan that cuts out all extracurriculars such as art, drama, and music.

In Starcraft II, Karass says "I have a somewhat unfavorable premonition about this." when repeatedly clicked on. In Wings Of Liberty, Jim Raynor says "I have a bad feeling about this" In the first mission when approaching Backwater Station.

In the Melissa and Joey episode “Oh Borther”, when Joey discovers that the man whom Melissa is dating may be her half-brother, he compares the situation to Luke and Leia. When she points out that in the analogy, Joey would be Han Solo , he takes it as a compliment and then says “I got a bad feeling about this.”

In Quest for Glory I, when you wander into the brigands' lair, it says, as the hero sees six armed brigands, "You have a bad feeling about this place." Then five more pop out and the text says, "You have an even worse feeling about this place."

"I have a bad feeling about this" is one of the dialogue options in Dragon Age: Origins' Human Noble origin story when talking with Eleanor Cousland.